You’ll forgive civic and business leaders in Catoosa County if they’re still smoothing out their pronunciation of farfegnugen. But the German marketing slogan for driving pleasure, made popular by Volkswagen, may soon become the catch phrase for the northwest Georgia…
Municipal Mission: Way back in 1941, when the city of Atlanta was just beginning to flex its muscles as a state and regional powerhouse, a group of concerned downtown businessmen met to determine issues of collective interest that they could…
The director of the Selig Center for Economic Research at the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business reports on some key Georgia industries and their prospects for the year ahead. Ports Decreases in international trade, decreases in industrial production…
Business stories these days all seem to lead with bailout, economic downturn, layoffs or stimulus package. But the story in South Metro Atlanta is not about any of those things. While people in the six counties – Clayton, Coweta, Henry,…
Georgia Power can build two new nuclear reactors in Georgia free from fiscal worry now that the legislature passed Senate Bill 31, allowing the utility to begin charging customers before the reactors are built. The Public Service Commission subsequently approved…
Atlanta and the metro region have weathered previous recessions with comparative ease, thanks to a diversified economy, but this one feels different. The current downturn has hit hard, and the city and surrounding counties are feeling the effects. “This time,”…
Judicial panel: President Barack Obama will have several judicial appointments to make for the federal courts in Georgia this year, including four District Court judges, three U.S. attorneys and three U.S. marshals. The state’s congressional Democrats have set up a…
Jason Winters’ first task as the new (and probably youngest ever) Chattooga County Commissioner had nothing to do with economic development, the campaign platform that got him elected. That’s because the county’s animal control director resigned the minute Winters assumed…
In 1958, the much-heralded Cedartown Bulldogs of famous coach Howard “Doc” Ayers came to Blakely/Early County’s Kolomoki Mounds State Park for summer football camp. I was on the team as a guard. Cedartown was a powerhouse and a few years…
Blessed with the Blue Ridge Mountains and one of the Southeast’s busiest transportation corridors, parts of northeast Georgia are weathering this economic downturn far better than anticipated. “We have had more activity than I expected for this time of year…
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Enjoy hors d’oeuvres and beverages in a relaxed setting with other Chamber members once the work day ends. Hosted at a fellow member business starting at 5:30pm the Business After Hours is the perfect opportunity to meet, mingle and make new contacts. This is a member exclusive event. 21 & up
PCOM South Georgia’s leadership team is planning a ribbon-cutting ceremony which will take place on August 6, 2019 at 2 p.m. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has confirmed that he will address attendees as the first four-year medical school in Southwest Georgia opens its doors.
The ribbon-cutting ceremony will begin at 2 p.m. Refreshments and tours will follow the ceremony. A community open house will take place until 6 p.m
The faces of hunger may surprise you. Come learn more as Georgia Mountain Food Bank kicks off our fall activities at Business After Hours on August 8. Hosted at GMFB, and sponsored by Liberty Utilities, we will share our fall calendar including introducing the Quinlan Visual Arts Center’s newest exhibit, “Still Hungry in America,” opening August 16, which explores the faces of hunger over the past fifty years as captured by photographer Al Clayton and his daughter Jennie. Join us for food, music and fun and hear all we have going while networking with Chamber friends. gamountainfoodbank.org
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